Land Use Data for Latitude 18.25 Longitude 102.75

Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude

Locations

Phou Khao Khoay
Phou Khao Khoay National Biodiversity Conservation Area

Agricultural Land Uses

Grasslands - Extensive pastoralism
Grasslands - Mod. intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Open Water - Inland Fisheries

Ecosystems

Warm Tropics sub-humid

Livestock

Buffaloes
Cattle
Pigs

Crops

Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy

Growing Period (days)

210 to 239
240 to 269

Soil Types

Acrisols

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%
Mountain 1500-2500 m, slope > 2%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30
30 to 45
above 45

Population Density (persons per km2)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

75 to 100

Mineral Extraction

Site Name (Type)Minerals
Ban BoSodium
ThoulakhomGypsum-Anhydrite

Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.